Species
The two species within Nasua are:
- N. narica - White-nosed Coati, Pizote, or Antoon (Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and northwest Colombia)
- N. nasua - South American Coati (South America)
A third species, the Cozumel Island coati, has been recognized as a species, but the vast majority of recent authorities treat it as a subspecies, N. narica nelsoni, of the white-nosed coati.
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